Legendary performer Stevland Morris a/k/a Stevie Wonder filed his 11th UDRP to gain control of the domain name LittleStevieWonder.com The case was filed with the National Arbitration Forum (NAF) Stevie Wonder won a UDRP back in 2005 for the domain name Steviewonder.com Mr. Wonder won all 10 previous UDRP's he filed with the NAF including the domain names: thesteviewonderstory.com; … [Read more...]
Hacker Site Run By “The Jester”; JestersCourt.cc Seized By Feds
The site JestersCourt.cc appears to have been seized by the federal government today. The all too familiar ICE - Home Security Investigation seizure notice appears on JetersCourt.cc tonight The site was pretty popular having an Alexa rank of 353,000 and 57,000 in the US. According to a Wikipedia link on JestersCourt.cc before it was seized, the site was run by "The Jester who … [Read more...]
Godaddy.com Auctions Sells 38,601 Domain In July: Led By Body.com $380K Flight.Ca For $110,700
Godaddy.com July auction Sales data is out and in all 38,601 sales took place on Godaddy auction platform almost the identical number of transaction in June 38,861 Here the the top sales of the month for July and … [Read more...]
17 Year Old Domain Reckon.com Saved In UDRP
Reckon Limited of North Sydney Australia, just lost a UDRP on the domain name Reckon.com which is owned by Multitech s.r.l. of Rome, Italy. The domain name was originally registered in 1996 but has been owned by the current domain holder since 2005. The complainant has a trademark on the term "reckon" registered in 2007. Here are are the relevant facts and findings by the one member … [Read more...]
Merck & Co Legal Rights Objections Dismissed By WIPO
In two more WIPO decision out today Merck & Co., Inc. objection to the applications of Merck KGaA to .Merck and .eMerck were thrown out. Those filing Legal Rights Objections have now lost all 27 decisions that have been issued by WIPO However these case varied from many of the previous cases which dealt with front running trademark application. In these case the objector is the global … [Read more...]
India Giant TATA Files UDRP On 17 Year Old Domain Croma.com
Infiniti Retail A 100% owned subsidiary of the India conglomerate Tata filed a UDRP on the domain name Croma.com According to Tata's website "The Croma chain of stores offers, in different cities of India, a wide range of consumer electronics products across categories and brands. The stores are spread over 12,000 to 20,000 sq ft and have more than 6,000 products and 180 brands in eight … [Read more...]
ICANN Will Start Enforcing the New Expired Registration Recovery Policy (“ERRP”) At The End Of The Month
On August 31, 2013 ICANN will start enforcing the new Expired Registration Recovery Policy ("ERRP") . The ERRP is expected to promote better understanding of registrants' options and help alleviate common issues related to the expiration of gTLD registrations. This policy is intended to help align registrant expectations with registrar practices by establishing certain minimum communications … [Read more...]